Unbalanced valve for turbines.



EARLES VJ'. BAKE, 035, C HEABLGHT CGLPANY,

HICAGD, XLLINOS, ASSIGNOVR T0 PSL'L-NATIONL ELECTR'-C F CHECAGO, LLNOIS, A. CRPURATIQN OE NEEV JERSEY.

'UNELLANCFB VALVE FGR TURBINES.

.lipplcaion 'filed August 9, 1913.

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citi'fien el' the Vnileil l5 ales. residing al. (.hi1

`L cago. in. the couny el? Coeli and tateo illinois. have invented a eereain new nmll useful improvement in nloalaneell Vulres for 'inrliine-Engines5 of which lelie. Yloller.'-

hication. non relaee to nnproifeinenls in irq is a spel.

v inve Valves for turbine enginesand ghe li'leor 'for anj.7 other situation wherein steam or iluicl under pressure must he controlled by a sensitive controlling mecl'ianisni.

.vt illusralefl@liagrannnatically in one 'form in the aecon'ipanyin'g drawings, 'whereind Figure l is en end elevation of a turbine in Section angl parts broken. 52 isa section on the line 2 2 el" ,i is a Lieail sectional View 1he valve cage am valve.

'1 Lilie parte are indicated hy lil'e letlers l v e Spee icall illuetra valve cina is conical as nnlicaed no engage the conical sent in the salve housing A3 as at Bl. in annuler ring or channel B1 about the cage E eon'nnunicaies with the nozzle A5 by n he pasezige B3. Thin annuzneates ley means o the ports lar ring co with 4he chaniher in. the. interior oi" the 'valve cage. Conor-1. nearing with the chainher B5 'through the top thereolz is a passage "5"? 1errninating; in a valve seal B. connminiouting with the chamber E5 in the housing AS. This chamber eloserl by n plug il and communiceren oy ineens of the passage ill willi the steam supply pipe El?.

C is a 'valve comprising liciing plug' elidahle in the valve eege ,E in olojpoei-ion to Specification of Letters Fatemi. Tziiil'wll .li gli. vllfp@ Serial No. 783,968.

the Valve. Seat BY. This sliding plug; 'faire i5 of a ceangaratively large rross ser-tional area and mounted on a valve stein i. This plug reciprecaee in a cyliinlrical chamber i heneath "cheeealn chamber ll ainl separaieil rherei'roni by' this plug'. ll`he valve Siem if: ierniinatesin an adjursting nel (f an'rmnnlA by a spiral Spring if which is conipreseeil heween the nul; C* ami the valve plug lh. .he head C oi the valve fteni proriilcll to engage in a suiahle governing aetualing means not here shown to control ville operation el' the ralreA l will be evident that. while l have shown in my drawings an operative Llei-ice. still mani7 changes might he nia le in haoe and arrai'igenxenl of parte without; ileparing inaterialljy.' l'roni the spiritol niy inrention.- l wish zherefore. that my. drawingel he re growled as in a sense lliagrannnatir.

The 'use and operation of my invenlion 'are aS follows: lllhen steam is ailniitefl to the steam. cheniher through the steam pipe it passes hrough a short paesage of the. Valve seat into the lower steam chamber. thence through the pas-sages indicated to the Vnozzle which operates the turbine. .Re the rotaion of the spider rises, the governor being sel; for a predetermined ,Speed Springe into action and tends to raise the plu"I Valve agains the steam pre 'zure closing i' linally to shutoli' the steam ilI lzhe peecl rises too high. ily holding il; normallyY in ha posi- 'l-ion al; ich a proper clesirer epee-il is ntminell. it is understood thai', :.0 the speed. rises. the 1"'. i i nhich che (forel-nm acte and Je r ilzj.' with which ily cts also in- ;rnil il, is necessary to provide Home means l'or cushioniner hih4 governing eleet. The vulve itself `prfcn'illess thisl means .since it is unbalanced unil since ite operatimi in refmoliee lo the governor is reisteil hy lihe pressure oi lle steam sur ply, parlicnlarly upon thennbalancecl portion.

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l. The combination with a urliine of e.. valve cage. removably socheierl therein, an Luilmlanceel valve. mounted insairl cage to Control the n'iotire fluid to 1vthe. turbine anrl a governor means to control the movement of Suid valve. 1

The combination with :i turbine oi faire enge removably sooletecl in position, an unbalanced valve mounted in said cage, a governor and means responsive 'thereto for notuiting said vulve to contiol'lhe motive iniil und means comprising said valve. for ini-,rousing the resisting action ofthe governor :is the valve closes.

I. The combination with n housing of :i vulie enge socketeil therein, r. .steam chumlul' loruteri uhove sziill vulve enge. il remov- :llile plugA closinfjr one siile of suid chamber the vul\e huge heilig located in line with suiil plug anni on the opposed side of the steznn ehumher, und menus for holding Suid vulwl enge in position. suil vulve cuge und holdingr menns being free to he withdrawn only when the plug has heen removed.

l. rl`he combination' wit-h :i .steam engine governoil of :i slifluhl'v mouned plug vulve, u vulve seu@ in line with snill plug vulve, u

steam .supply controlled hiv sziiil vulve, n.

disehurge from Suid vulve in a direction at right singles to the line of movement there,` of, suil vulve being?r exposed to the steam only on the side opposed to the sent.

rll`he eomhinution with n. steum engine `overnor ol' u sliduhly mounted plug vulve netuueal thereby, :i valve seat in line with the movement of said valve, a steamsupply discharging through said valve seat, a steam supply discharging away from said. valve sent substantially in a direction :it right :ingles to the line of movement of the valve.

(3. The combination with a steam engine governor of u slidnhly mounted plug valve actuated thereby, u vulve sont; in line with the movement of Suid vulve, ai steam supply discharging through said valve seat, a steam supply discharging away from said vulve sent substantially in n direction at right :ingles to the line of movement of the valve, sniil vulve having u conical end the apex of `whieh direct-s toward the direction from which the steam current controlled thereby lmpinges upon the valve.

ln testimony whereof, infin: my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 26th LAUREL M. Donmins, Mmmm M. LixnnNAv. 

